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Re:The Electric Chair That Might Soon Be Used in Tennessee by JoeAltmaier on Sunday October 14, 2018 @07:11PM (#18216128)
Agreed. But the death penalty still has the property that it avoids recidivism completely. Which is a deterrent of sorts.
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Re:The Electric Chair That Might Soon Be Used in Tennessee by copperx on Sunday October 14, 2018 @07:32PM (#18216235)
Life imprisonment avoids recidivism completely too. At least on the civilian population.
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Re:The Electric Chair That Might Soon Be Used in Tennessee by mikeash on Sunday October 14, 2018 @07:37PM (#18216281)
So does a life sentence.
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